Given star Selena Gomez's latest accomplishment, the next installment of “Only Murders in the Building” might as well be called “Only Icons in the Building.”

After three seasons, Gomez finally received her first Emmy nomination in the acting category; the nominations for the 2024 Emmy Awards were announced on Wednesday, July 17, and Gomez's performance as the dry and witty podcaster Mabel Mora in Hulu's hit comedy, Comedy Series She was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series category.

In the past, her OMITB co-stars Martin Short and Steve Martin have been nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2022 and 2023, and she supported them at the awards ceremony. Gomez, on the other hand, was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series in both years solely for her work as executive producer on the show, which follows the mysteries of an odd couple.

At the 2024 Emmy Awards on September 15, Gomez will compete against Abbott Elementary's Kinta Branson, Jean Smart for Hux, Maya Rudolph for Roots, and Kristen Wiig for Palm Royale. The singer/actress nomination marks the fourth time in history that a Latino performer has been honored in this category, following Rita Morena for “9 to 5” in 1985, America Ferrera's two “Ugly Betty” nominations in 2007 and 2008, and Jenna Ortega for “Wednesday” last year.

While serenators were busy showing their love for the star on social media, pointing out how overdue the OMITB nomination is given that it is for Season 3, she also made history at this year's Emmys when “OMITB. With another nomination in the Outstanding Comedy Series category, Gomez became the most-nominated Latino producer in the category, and as Variety reported, the Mexican star will be honored in 2020 and 2021 for The Kominsky Method He is slightly ahead of Cuban producer Marlis Pujol, who was honored in 2020 and 2021, and Salma Hayek, who was honored in 2007 for her production of “Ugly Betty.”

“OMITB” was one of the most nominated programs at the upcoming awards ceremony. Following “Shogun” with a whopping 25 nominations and “The Bear” with 23 nominations (competing with its second season, which aired in June 2023), the popular whodunit received nominations in the acting categories for Martin, Short, and new addition Meryl Streep in season 3 and received a total of 21 nominations, including.

In the Best Comedy Series category, OMITB was up against Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Curve Your Enthusiasm, Hux, Palm Royal, Reservation Dogs, and What We Do in the Shadows.

The Hulu series is set to return for a highly anticipated Season 4 on August 27, meaning new episodes will arrive before the Emmy Awards on September 15.